James 1:23

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Because if any man is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his natural face in a glass;

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  • Matt 7:26-27 : 26 And everyone to whom my words come and who does them not, will be like a foolish man who made his house on sand; 27 And the rain came down and there was a rush of waters and the winds were driving against that house; and it came down and great was its fall.
  • Ezek 33:31-32 : 31 And they come to you as my people come, and are seated before you as my people, hearing your words but doing them not: for deceit is in their mouth and their heart goes after profit for themselves. 32 And truly you are to them like a love song by one who has a very pleasing voice and is an expert player on an instrument: for they give ear to your words but do them not.
  • Luke 6:47 : 47 Everyone who comes to me and gives ear to my words and does them, I will make clear to you what he is like:
  • Jas 2:14-26 : 14 What use is it, my brothers, for a man to say that he has faith, if he does nothing? will such a faith give him salvation? 15 If a brother or a sister is without clothing and in need of the day's food, 16 And one of you says to them, Go in peace, be warm and full of food; but you do not give them the things of which their bodies have need, what profit is there in this? 17 Even so faith without works is dead. 18 But a man may say, You have faith and I have works; let me see your faith without your works, and I will make my faith clear to you by my works. 19 You have the belief that God is one, and you do well: the evil spirits have the same belief, shaking with fear. 20 Do you not see, O foolish man, that faith without works is of no use? 21 Was not the righteousness of Abraham our father judged by his works, when he made an offering of Isaac his son on the altar? 22 You see that his faith was helping his works and was made complete by them; 23 And the holy Writings were put into effect which said, And Abraham had faith in God and it was put to his account as righteousness; and he was named the friend of God. 24 You see that a man's righteousness is judged by his works and not by his faith only. 25 And in the same way, was not the righteousness of Rahab, the loose woman, judged by her works, when she took into her house those who were sent and let them go out by another way? 26 For as the body without the spirit is dead even so faith without works is dead.
  • Jer 44:16 : 16 As for the word which you have said to us in the name of the Lord, we will not give ear to you.
  • Luke 6:7 : 7 And the scribes and Pharisees were watching him to see if he would make him well on the Sabbath, so that they might be able to say something against him.

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    21 For this reason, putting away all dirty behaviour and the overweight of evil, take into your souls without pride the word which, being planted there, is able to give you salvation.

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  • Jas 1:24-26
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    24 For after looking at himself he goes away, and in a short time he has no memory of what he was like.

    25 But he who goes on looking into the true law which makes him free, being not a hearer without memory but a doer putting it into effect, this man will have a blessing on his acts.

    26 If a man seems to have religion and has no control over his tongue but lets himself be tricked by what is false, this man's religion is of no value.

  • Luke 6:49
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    49 But he who gives hearing, without doing, is like a man building a house on the earth without a base for it; and when the force of the river came against it, straight away it came down; and the destruction of that house was great.

  • Gal 6:3-4
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    3 For if a man has an idea that he is something when he is nothing, he is tricked by himself.

    4 But let every man make test of his work, and then will his cause for glory be in himself only, and not in his neighbour.

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    13 For it is not the hearers of the law who will be judged as having righteousness before God, but only the doers:

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    46 Why do you say to me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

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    7 Let it not seem to such a man that he will get anything from the Lord;

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    2 For we all go wrong in a number of things. If a man never makes a slip in his talk, then he is a complete man and able to keep all his body in control.

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    41 And why do you take note of the grain of dust in your brother's eye, but take no note of the bit of wood which is in your eye?

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    18 But we all, with unveiled face giving back as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord who is the Spirit.

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    19 You have knowledge of this, dear brothers. But let every man be quick in hearing, slow in words, slow to get angry;

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    21 Give ear now to this, O foolish people without sense; who have eyes but see nothing, and ears without the power of hearing:

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    17 Even so faith without works is dead.

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